What is a construction accident case worth in Manhattan?
1906 results published by 119 firms with verified manhattan offices for construction accidents. 1743 have exact amounts. Firm offices do not establish case venue.
The spread
Median exact amount: $2 million. Middle half: $1 million–$3.5 million. Smallest exact amount: $0.025 million. Largest exact amount: $190 million.
How this compares across the city
These are overlapping verified firm-office borough cohorts, not accident locations or case venues. Borough medians and quartiles are shown only for groups with at least 20 exact amounts.
| Firm office borough | Results | Exact amounts | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan | 1906 | 1743 | $2 million | $1 million–$3.5 million |
| Queens | 725 | 707 | $2 million | $1.1 million–$3.7 million |
| Brooklyn | 270 | 251 | $2 million | $1 million–$3.5 million |
| The Bronx | 365 | 338 | $2 million | $1.0125 million–$3.7875 million |
| Staten Island | 88 | 66 | $1.6525 million | $0.8 million–$2.3 million |
What moves the number
Injury and treatment, evidence about responsibility, available insurance, and costs or liens may matter in an individual claim. These effects are not measured by this dataset.
Firms with the deepest record here
These are the firms with the most published results in this cohort, not a quality ranking. Firm medians require at least 20 exact amounts; the linked firm profiles show source-linked records.
- Wingate, Russotti, Shapiro, Moses & Halperin, LLP — 313 published results; median exact amount: $2 million (313 exact amounts)
- The Perecman Firm, PLLC — 164 published results; median exact amount: $2.1 million (164 exact amounts)
- Oresky & Associates, PLLC — 120 published results; median exact amount: $3 million (118 exact amounts)
- Hach & Rose, LLP — 111 published results; median exact amount: $1.175 million (111 exact amounts)
- Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP — 81 published results; median exact amount: $3.5 million (81 exact amounts)
- Lipsig, Freund & Wisell, PLLC — 71 published results; median exact amount: $3.1 million (71 exact amounts)
Common questions
Does the median predict what my case is worth?
No. It describes a selected set of exact firm-published results, not another person's claim.
Does the borough identify where the case happened?
No. It identifies a verified firm office, not the incident or court venue.
How we calculate this
1906 accepted firm-published results are included; 1743 have eligible exact amounts. Firms select which outcomes to publish. These gross figures are not a complete record of injury outcomes or a prediction of another case. Read our source and review methodology. The linked firm profiles above include individually sourced recovery records.
More recovery pages
- What is a construction accident case worth in Manhattan? — $2 million; 1906 results · 119 firms · middle half $1 million–$3.5 million
- What is a construction accident case worth in Queens? — $2 million; 725 results · 49 firms · middle half $1.1 million–$3.7 million
- What is a motor vehicle accident case worth in Brooklyn? — $825K; 423 results · 48 firms · middle half $500K–$1.45 million
- What is a premises liability case worth in the Bronx? — $625K; 329 results · 36 firms · middle half $375K–$1.15 million
- What is a premises liability case worth in Brooklyn? — $606K; 336 results · 49 firms · middle half $350K–$1.2 million
- What is a medical malpractice case worth in Manhattan? — $1.7 million; 1082 results · 89 firms · middle half $900K–$3.8 million